KR20060103747A - Method and apparatus for providing data download - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a data download providing method and a device thereof, and more particularly, to detect a signal of the user terminal when the user terminal approaches the data download providing apparatus within a predetermined reference distance, and downloads according to the detected signal. A data download providing method for identifying data to be transmitted and transmitting the same to a user terminal and a device therefor. The data download providing method according to the present invention includes detecting a signal of a user terminal approaching within a predetermined reference distance, identifying download target data based on the detected signal, and reading the identified download target data. Transmitting to the user terminal.

Data, download, e-book, e-paper, free newspaper

Description

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DATA DOWNLOAD}

1 is a diagram illustrating a network connection of an apparatus for providing data download according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a data download providing method in a data download providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of service subscription information of a user according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a data download method in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a data download providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of an e-book terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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500: device for providing data download

501: Signal detection unit 502: Data identification unit

503: data transmission unit 600: electronic book terminal

601: signal output unit 602: data download execution unit

603: data storage unit

The present invention relates to a data download providing method and an apparatus thereof, and more particularly, to detect a signal of the terminal when the user terminal approaches the data download providing apparatus within a predetermined reference distance, and to download according to the detected signal. The present invention relates to a data download providing method for identifying data and transmitting the same to the user terminal.

In recent years, many regions offer users free papers. In general, free newspapers are provided to users free of charge in large floating populations such as subway stations or bus stops, and users often use free newspapers that can be provided without spending. Recently, as users' interest in and use of free newspapers has increased, companies providing free newspapers have also been continuously increasing.

By the way, users often throw away the free newspaper once read. Thus, as more companies provide free newspapers, the resources discarded are also increasing. In addition, the paper used in the free newspaper can be recycled, but additional manpower and resources are required to collect the discarded free newspaper. Therefore, a problem may occur that causes waste of resources or waste of manpower.

In addition, forest resources are needed to obtain the paper needed to produce free newspapers. Therefore, as the use of free newspapers increases, forest resources can be damaged, causing environmental pollution.

On the other hand, users who participate in lectures at schools, seminars and meetings at companies are provided with various materials provided by the seminars in the form of plain papers, and they are often discarded after the seminars are completed. Even if you don't receive the used materials, if you own your own terminal and participate in seminars and can download the materials at the right place, you can prevent the waste of these resources and manage the downloaded materials effectively from the user's point of view. You can do it.

The present invention has been made to improve the prior art as described above, when the user terminal approaches the data download providing apparatus within a predetermined reference distance detects the signal of the terminal, and the data to download according to the detected signal It is an object of the present invention to provide a data download providing method and apparatus for identifying and transmitting the same to the user terminal.

In addition, the method and apparatus for providing data download according to the present invention saves resources and prevents environmental pollution by replacing paper resources necessary for providing data by storing the data in a user terminal capable of repeatedly deleting and storing data. For that purpose.

In addition, the data download providing method and apparatus according to the present invention is to maintain the data in the user terminal carried by the user so that the user can check the stored data at any time if desired.

In addition, the method and apparatus for providing data download according to the present invention can be variously utilized in a field where it is necessary to provide predetermined data to the user, such as lectures at a school or school, seminars, meetings, etc. The purpose is to download data usefully in real life and manage it effectively.

In order to achieve the above object and solve the problems of the prior art, the data download providing method according to the present invention, detecting a signal of the user terminal approaching within a predetermined reference distance, the target data to download based on the detected signal Identifying a, and transmitting the identified download target data to the user terminal.

In addition, the data download method according to another aspect of the present invention, the first step of outputting a signal associated with the user terminal within a predetermined reference distance from the data download providing device (the output signal by the data download providing device And detecting the download target data based on the detected signal), a second step of downloading the identified download target data, and a third step of storing the downloaded data in the user terminal.

In addition, the data download providing apparatus according to another aspect of the present invention, a signal detector for detecting a signal of the user terminal approaching within a predetermined reference distance, a data identification unit for identifying the target data to download based on the detected signal And a data transmitter for transmitting the identified download target data to the user terminal.

In addition, the e-book terminal according to another aspect of the present invention, the signal output unit for outputting a signal associated with the user terminal within a predetermined reference distance from the data download providing apparatus (the output signal is provided to the data download providing apparatus Is detected, and the download target data is identified based on the detected signal), a data download performing unit for downloading the identified download target data, and a data storage unit for storing the downloaded data in the user terminal. .

Hereinafter, a method and apparatus for providing a data download according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a network connection of an apparatus for providing data download according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The data download providing apparatus 100 detects a signal of the user terminal 110 approaching within a predetermined distance, identifies download target data based on the detected signal, and transfers the identified download target data to the user terminal 110. send.

In the present embodiment, a case where the data download providing apparatus 100 for downloading newspaper data to the user terminal 110 is described by way of example. In addition to the present invention, a seminar material download service in a seminar, an art gallery, a museum, etc. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains that the present invention may be applied in the field of data download service capable of providing data to a predetermined user terminal 110 such as a related material download service in an exhibition hall.

If the user terminal 110 is located within a predetermined reference distance from the data download providing apparatus 100, the user terminal 110 outputs a predetermined signal, and downloads and stores the download target data identified by the data download providing apparatus 100.

The user terminal 110 is a terminal having a computing capability such as a desktop PC, a notebook PC, a PDA, a mobile communication terminal, and the like with a microprocessor. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal 110 in the present invention may be an e-book terminal for processing e-book data.

The data download server 120 transmits predetermined data to the data download providing apparatus 100 through the wired / wireless communication network so that the data download providing apparatus 100 may maintain the data.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a data download providing method in the data download providing apparatus 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The user terminal in the present invention may be an e-book terminal for processing e-book data, the download target data may be newspaper data that can be processed in the e-book terminal.

First, in step 201, the data download providing apparatus 100 detects a signal of a user terminal approaching within a predetermined reference distance. The signal of the user terminal may include a predetermined ID identification code for identifying the user terminal, and the predetermined reference distance may be set by a predetermined manager managing the data download providing apparatus 100.

For example, when the predetermined reference distance is 30 cm, when the user terminal is located within a radius of 30 cm from the data download providing apparatus 100, a signal generated from the user terminal may be detected. Alternatively, a signal of the user terminal may be detected even when the user terminal directly contacts the data download providing apparatus 100.

In operation 202, the apparatus 100 for providing data download identifies download target data based on the detected signal. The signal detected from the user terminal may include an ID identification code of the user terminal. The ID identification code is a code for identifying a user terminal and may be unique information allocated to each user terminal.

In order to identify download target data, the data download providing apparatus 100 first checks whether a user of the user terminal is subscribed to a predetermined data download service associated with the data download providing apparatus 100 through the ID identification code. . To this end, the information on whether the user subscribes to the data download service may be maintained in the data download providing apparatus 100 or may be maintained in a predetermined data download server that transmits data to the data download providing apparatus 100.

Accordingly, when the data download providing apparatus 100 detects a predetermined signal from the user terminal, when the ID identification code of the user terminal included in the signal is included in the data download service subscription information, the user may enter data. If it is subscribed to the download service and is not included, it can be confirmed that the user is not subscribed to the data download service.

The data download providing apparatus 100 identifies download target data associated with the user when the user's subscription is confirmed as a result of the confirmation. The download target data may include one or more sections, and may include corresponding information for each of the one or more sections. Accordingly, in order to identify the download target data, the data download providing apparatus 100 may identify corresponding information of a predetermined section allowed for the ID identification code so that only the download target data associated with the user is transmitted to the user terminal. have.

For example, referring to FIG. 3, when the download target data is newspaper data and the detected ID identification code of the user terminal is “R63TB33”, the data download providing apparatus 100 may have an ID identification code “R63TB33”. Associated newspaper type and section information may be identified to identify downloadable data "metro-sports, economy, entertainment" and "focus sports, politics".

On the other hand, the data download providing apparatus 100 may control not to download the predetermined data to the user terminal when the user registration is not confirmed as a result of the confirmation.

In operation 203, the data download providing apparatus 100 transmits the identified download target data to the user terminal. Referring back to FIG. 3, when the download target data to be transmitted to the user terminal is identified as "metro-sports, economy, entertainment" and "focus spoken, political", the data download providing apparatus 100 may read a newspaper. "metro" transmits only the data corresponding to the "sports", "economic" and "entertainment" sections to the user terminal, and in the newspaper "focus", only the data corresponding to the "sports" and "politics" sections to the user terminal. Can transmit

In this case, the transmission of the download target data may be performed by using an ultra wideband (UWB) or the like. UWB allows you to transfer large files quickly and without transmission errors.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a data download method in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, in step 401 the user terminal 110 outputs a signal associated with the user terminal 110 within a predetermined reference distance from the data download providing apparatus. For example, when the predetermined reference distance is 30 cm, the user terminal 110 may output the signal within a radius of 30 cm from the data download providing device.

The output signal may include an ID identification code of the user terminal 110 and may be detected by the data download providing apparatus. In addition, download target data to be downloaded to the user terminal 110 may be identified based on the detected signal. For example, referring back to FIG. 3, when the ID identification code of the user terminal 110 included in the signal generated from the user terminal 110 is "T2729F4", "goodmorning culture, international" may be identified as the download target data. Can be.

In step 402, the user terminal 110 downloads the identified download target data.

For example, if the target data identified by the data download providing apparatus is "goodmorning culture, international", the user terminal 110 may download only data corresponding to the "culture" and "international" sections in "goodmorning". .

In operation 403, the user terminal 110 stores the downloaded data in the user terminal 110.

In this case, the user terminal 110 may store the downloaded data in a predetermined area of the user terminal 110 or store the downloaded data in association with a predetermined identifier.

When the user terminal 110 stores the downloaded data in a predetermined area, the user terminal 110 may always store the downloaded data in the same storage area. For example, when the user terminal 110 downloads newspaper data of "2005-03-24" date and stores it in the "free newspaper" folder of the user terminal 110, newspaper data of "2005-03-25" date If the download again, newspaper data downloaded again can also be stored in the "free newspaper" folder so that previously stored newspaper data can be updated with new data. That is, when new data is downloaded, the old data may be automatically deleted.

In addition, when the user terminal 110 stores the downloaded data in association with a predetermined identifier, the user terminal 110 may download the data and store the downloaded data by assigning a specific identifier or a specific file name to each downloaded data. For example, the user terminal 110 stores the newspaper data downloaded on the "2005-03-24" day by assigning the identifier "2005-03-24" and downloaded the "2005-03-25" day. Newspaper data may be stored by giving an identifier "2005-03-25". That is, by assigning a unique identifier for each downloaded data, the previously stored file can be maintained even when new data is stored.

In operation 404, the user terminal 110 repeats operations 401 to 403. In operation 404, the user terminal 110 may delete existing data stored in the user terminal 110, and store new data downloaded in place of the deleted existing data in the user terminal 110.

In general, the capacity of data that can be stored in the user terminal 110 is limited. Therefore, when a user downloads and stores new data, the user terminal 110 may delete predetermined data that is already stored and maintain the capacity of the stored data at a constant size. For example, in the case of newspaper data, newspaper data of a specific date selected by the user may be deleted or newspaper data of the previous day may be deleted.

Hereinafter, a data download providing apparatus and an e-book terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

5 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a data download providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the data download providing apparatus 500 according to the present exemplary embodiment includes a signal detector 501, a data identifier 502, and a data transmitter 503.

The signal detector 501 detects a signal of a user terminal approaching within a predetermined reference distance. For example, when the predetermined reference distance is 30 cm, the signal detector 501 may detect a signal generated from the user terminal when the user terminal is located within a radius of 30 cm from the data download providing apparatus 500.

The data identification unit 502 identifies the download target data based on the detected signal. The detected signal may include an ID identification code of the user terminal, and the data identification unit 502 may download predetermined data associated with the data download providing apparatus 500 by the user of the user terminal through the ID identification code. It is checked whether the service is subscribed, and if the subscription is confirmed, the download target data associated with the user is identified.

The data transmitter 503 transmits the identified download target data to the user terminal. The data transmitter 503 may transmit only the download target data identified by the data identifier 502 to the user terminal, and may use a UWB (Ultra WideBand) during transmission.

In an embodiment of the present invention, it has been described above that the user terminal may be a predetermined e-book terminal for processing e-book data, and FIG. 6 illustrates an internal configuration of the e-book terminal according to the present embodiment. Drawing.

As shown in FIG. 6, the e-book terminal 600 according to the present embodiment includes a signal output unit 601, a data download performer 602, and a data storage unit 603.

The signal output unit 601 outputs a signal associated with the e-book terminal 600 within a predetermined reference distance from the data download providing apparatus. The output signal is detected by the data download providing apparatus, and the download target data is identified based on the detected signal.

The data download performer 602 downloads the identified download target data. The data download performer 602 may download only the data identified by the data download providing apparatus.

The data storage unit 603 stores the downloaded data in the e-book terminal 600. When storing the downloaded data, the data storage unit 603 may store the downloaded data in a predetermined region of the e-book device 600 or store the downloaded data in association with a predetermined identifier.

In addition, the e-book terminal 600 may further include a data deletion execution unit (not shown) for deleting data. The deletion execution unit may delete specific data selected by a user or select and delete arbitrary data.

In the above embodiment, the present invention has been described mainly by exemplifying a case where a data download providing apparatus for downloading newspaper data to a user terminal is implemented. However, in addition to the present invention, a seminar material download service in a seminar, an exhibition hall such as an art gallery or a museum It will be apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains that the present invention can be applied to various data download service fields capable of providing data to a predetermined user terminal such as a related material download service.

In addition, the embodiments of the present invention described above include a computer readable medium including program instructions for performing operations implemented by various computers. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The medium or program instructions may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks, such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. The medium may be a transmission medium such as an optical or metal wire, a waveguide, or the like including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal specifying a program command, a data structure, or the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by the compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter.

As described above, the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, which can be variously modified and modified by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Modifications are possible. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only by the claims set forth below, and all equivalent or equivalent modifications thereof will belong to the scope of the present invention.

According to the data download providing method and apparatus according to the present invention, when the user terminal approaches the data download providing apparatus within a predetermined reference distance, the signal of the terminal is detected, and the data to be downloaded according to the detected signal to identify the It can transmit to the user terminal.

In addition, according to the method and apparatus for providing data download according to the present invention, by saving data in a user terminal capable of repeatedly deleting and storing data, it saves resources by replacing paper resources required for data provision and prevents environmental pollution. can do.

In addition, according to the method and apparatus for providing a data download according to the present invention, by maintaining the data in the user terminal carried by the user, it is possible to check the stored data again whenever the user wants.

In addition, the data download providing method and apparatus according to the present invention, by making it possible to variously use in a field that needs to provide a predetermined data to the user, such as lectures in a school or school, seminars, meetings, etc. Users can download data usefully in real life and manage it effectively.

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In the data download providing method performed in the data download providing apparatus, Detecting a signal of a user terminal approaching within a predetermined reference distance; Identifying download target data based on the sensed signal; And Transmitting the identified download target data to the user terminal. Data download providing method comprising a. The method of claim 1, The signal includes an ID identification code of the user terminal, The step of identifying the download target data, Checking whether a user of the user terminal is subscribed to a predetermined data download service associated with the data download providing apparatus through the ID identification code; And When the subscription of the user is confirmed, identifying download target data associated with the user Data download providing method comprising a. The method of claim 2, The download target data includes one or more sections, and includes corresponding information for each of the one or more sections, The step of identifying the download target data, And identifying the corresponding information of the predetermined section allowed for the ID identification code. The method of claim 1, The user terminal is an e-book terminal for processing e-book data, And the download target data is newspaper data that can be processed by the e-book terminal. In the data download method performed in the user terminal, A first step of outputting a signal associated with the user terminal within a predetermined reference distance from a data download providing device-the output signal is detected by the data download providing device and based on the detected signal Identified-; A second step of downloading the identified download target data; And A third step of storing the downloaded data in the user terminal Data download method comprising a. The method of claim 5, Further comprising a fourth step of repeating the first step to the third step, The fourth step, Deleting existing data stored in the user terminal; And Storing the downloaded new data in the user terminal in place of the deleted existing data Data download method comprising a. The method of claim 5, The step of storing the downloaded data in the user terminal, (1) storing the downloaded data in a predetermined area of the user terminal, or (2) storing the downloaded data in association with a predetermined identifier. Data download method comprising a. The method of claim 5, The user terminal is an e-book terminal for processing e-book data, And the download target data is newspaper data that can be processed by the e-book device. A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing the method of any one of claims 1 to 8. In the data download providing apparatus, A signal detector detecting a signal of a user terminal approaching within a predetermined reference distance; A data identification unit identifying data to be downloaded based on the detected signal; And Data transmission unit for transmitting the identified download target data to the user terminal Apparatus for providing a data download comprising a. In the e-book terminal, Signal output unit for outputting a signal associated with the user terminal within a predetermined reference distance from the data download providing device-The output signal is detected by the data download providing device, the download target data is based on the detected signal Identified-; A data download performing unit for downloading the identified download target data; And A data storage unit for storing the downloaded data in the user terminal E-book terminal comprising a.

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